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UPM Biochemicals and KRAHN Chemie Deutschland GmbH signed an exclusive distribution agreement to market UPM BioMotionTM Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. RFF are a completely new category of functional fillers, replacing fossil-based carbon black and precipitated silica.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. announced that it has sold 28,684,433 common shares of GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Interfor Corporation for approximately $43.3 million.

Sonoco announced it is implementing a $50 per ton price increase for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) in the United States and Canada, effective with shipments beginning May 30, 2022.

This acquisition was made for investment purposes and builds upon, and is complementary to, Interfor's recent expansion into Eastern Canada through the acquisition of EACOM Timber Corporation in February 2022.

Veritiv's approximately 900 employees in Canada are now employees of Imperial Dade.

BID Group announces the continued partnership with Canfor to deliver a sawmill modernization project for its Urbana, Arkansas operation.

The target of the investment is to ensure a smooth start-up, to optimize the equipment efficiency and to achieve premium board quality, Valmet announced.

There were no visible flames from the "heavy smolder" in a baghouse at the mill, according to Mill Manager Marty Rector.

The Huhtamaki Foundation inaugurated its first recycling plant in Khopoli, Maharashtra to help drive circularity for packaging.

The Brand Index looks at market trends and builder sentiment to evaluate the housing industry brand position in the green living marketplace.

Stora Enso will invest EUR 10 million at its Enocell pulp mill in Finland to replace fossil-based heavy fuel oil with renewable pitch oil. This will reduce the environmental impact of the operations and help in reaching the ambitious target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

This innovative product allows customers to serve multiple markets and explore new opportunities by providing a unique alternative to polymer-based or kraft medical packaging traditionally used for nasal swabs, syringes, bandages, and other single-use applications.

Nellessen joined International Paper in 1992.

The renovations are expected to take three years. In addition to improving safety and efficiency, a new production line will be installed.

Sappi Europe will therefore implement further price increases of between 6 and 12% across its entire Speciality Paper Portfolio.

The product is now available in Europe, with plans to expand to North America.

Ms. Katri Hokkanen has been appointed interim CFO at Valmet as of May 1, 2022.

On the Nip Impressions calendar, May is energy trends month. There is hardly a timelier topic, except perhaps food trends, but Nip Impressions does not cover food and my doctor wants me to lose ten pounds, so I try not to think about it. I would guess a good half of the headlines in the popular press today are about energy. These then fall into two categories, security of supply and what to do about, what I will call "dirty" energy.

The start-up of the new production line PM14 is scheduled for 2023.

BID Group has received an order from Claw Forestry Services to deliver its first greenfield sawmill complex project in the southern United States. BID will manage, design, build, equip, and provide full start-up services for the project, located in Gloster, Mississippi.

To achieve net-zero, Canfor has developed near term science-based targets that include reducing the carbon emissions from pulp and wood products operations, which are defined as Scope 1 and Scope 2, by 42% by 2030 compared to our base year of 2020.

Cascades is proud to announce the expansion of its eco-friendly packaging line with the addition a 100% recycled PET tray which is also recyclable.

TopLock Box is both sustainable and child-proof.

Tethered caps play an important role in preventing litter, as the cap will stay attached to the package.

Sun Chemical has launched ElvaJet Onyx SB - a new sublimation ink for textile printing. ElvaJet Onyx SB addresses market needs by delivering a high-performance ink that offers ease of use for wide-format textile printers.